Having trouble getting into the halloween spirit?

Chad · 09-24-10, 09:02 PM

I love hauntings, not so much "jumping" type scared.

You know, the feeling of not knowing what's going to happen next.

Movies nowadays are just about getting you to JUMP, not be creeped out of your mind.

Ducimus · 09-24-10, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Chad

I love hauntings, not so much "jumping" type scared.

You know, the feeling of not knowing what's going to happen next.

Movies nowadays are just about getting you to JUMP, not be creeped out of your mind.

Have you seen the movie adaptation of Rose Red by steven king?

It's a 4 hour movie, and was as creepy as you can get without gore that i can recall.

frau kaleun · 09-24-10, 09:31 PM

I've had a few frights while watching scary movies, but the effect almost never lasts after the moment has passed - meaning, it's rare that I have nightmares or lie awake clutching the blankets to my chin wondering what's under the bed or coming down the hallway because of some horror flick I watched.

But the thing that WILL creep me out in a way that sticks, is one of those "true ghost story" type shows. Whether or not they're actually "true" or just packaged that way for more impact is irrelevant... but when something is presented as a "real" everyday person recounting some brush with the scary end of the supernatural spectrum, it can really get to me. Especially when they accompany the story with some dramatic visual reenactment of the event being described by the person who supposedly experienced it.

Years ago one of the cable channels ran several hours of that stuff around Halloween and I watched quite a bit of it. And let me tell you, that night I did spend some time lying awake clutching my banky to my chin while the stuff I'd seen played back in my head.

The one horror flick that I remember giving me an honest-to-goodness nightmare was Ringu. I dreamed that creepy little girl from the movie came out of my TV and was coming down the hall to get me.

Jimbuna · 09-25-10, 10:44 AM

You can't beat a good werewolf film.

Gerald · 09-25-10, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

You can't beat a good werewolf film.

has lost a football match

Jimbuna · 09-25-10, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Vendor

has lost a football match

Huh?

Gerald · 09-25-10, 02:21 PM

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Huh?

09-24-10, 09:02 PM	#1
Chad ACE Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,274 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	I love hauntings, not so much "jumping" type scared. You know, the feeling of not knowing what's going to happen next. Movies nowadays are just about getting you to JUMP, not be creeped out of your mind. __________________

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,968 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	You can't beat a good werewolf film. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

09-24-10, 09:31 PM	#3
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	I've had a few frights while watching scary movies, but the effect almost never lasts after the moment has passed - meaning, it's rare that I have nightmares or lie awake clutching the blankets to my chin wondering what's under the bed or coming down the hallway because of some horror flick I watched. But the thing that WILL creep me out in a way that sticks, is one of those "true ghost story" type shows. Whether or not they're actually "true" or just packaged that way for more impact is irrelevant... but when something is presented as a "real" everyday person recounting some brush with the scary end of the supernatural spectrum, it can really get to me. Especially when they accompany the story with some dramatic visual reenactment of the event being described by the person who supposedly experienced it. Years ago one of the cable channels ran several hours of that stuff around Halloween and I watched quite a bit of it. And let me tell you, that night I did spend some time lying awake clutching my banky to my chin while the stuff I'd seen played back in my head. The one horror flick that I remember giving me an honest-to-goodness nightmare was Ringu. I dreamed that creepy little girl from the movie came out of my TV and was coming down the hall to get me.